You don’t have to wait to redeem your credit card rewards or frequent flyer miles to earn a free flight. With a little bit of patience, flexibility, and luck you can be on your way to a free flight quicker than you can say “overbooked.” Overbooking flights is a standard practice in the airline...

Being a newlywed can be an exciting period in two people’s lives. Young or old, those who have decided to take the plunge and get married will likely find their lives radically changed from when they were single. One aspect of life where this change might be most noticeable is in the area of personal...

If you were following Twitter, Facebook, or any tech blogs today, then you know that the Apple event surrounding the announcement of the Apple iPad (insert feminine hygiene joke here) dominated todays news, and it will surely dominate tech news for the rest of the week. I followed along with sites such...

There’s just 1 week remaining in the Money Crashers 2010 New Year Giveaway Bash – now with a prize pool of over $9,100 including $3,150 in cold hard cash! Now we’d like to release the final contest action – it’s a fun and quick one. Write a personal finance related haiku...

At Money Crashers, we’re serious about setting goals and accomplishing those goals. If you set goals for your money with regards to eliminating debt, saving money, organizing your finances, and preparing for retirement, you’ll find yourself a much wealthier person in the future. Not only...

After the stock market crashed at the end of 2008, many people, including younger generations became very skeptical of the stock market and what it had to offer as a legitimate place to park your money. Peer-to-peer lending is a concept that has been around for a very long time, but the method as to...

One of the biggest struggles for a frugal shopper is balancing price with quality. The old adage, “You get what you pay for” is definitely true in many instances, but it’s very easy to be tricked into paying more money for something that isn’t worth it. The older I’ve become,...

The final segment of this mini-series is a charge to become a giver. Being a giver doesn’t always come natural, and that doesn’t make you a bad person. Having the heart of a giver takes daily training. Your ultimate goal for becoming wealthy should be to give back to others to help them...

Have you ever lost a decent amount of weight and then found yourself back at the same weight a year or two later? The reason for that is you work so hard at working out consistently and changing your diet to meet your goal of losing weight, but after you reach your goal, you slowly slip back into your...

As you know, we launched the Money Crashers 2010 New Year Giveaway Bash just last week and it’s been a huge success so far. Close to 1,000 participants have already signed up and the prize list continues to grow as new sponsors come on board with even more cash and amazing prizes. Just to give...